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Texas police investigating arrest of woman claiming she initially called for help

Fort Worth police are conducting an internal investigation

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Updated: 7:15 AM PST Dec 23, 2016

Texas police investigating arrest of woman claiming she initially called for help

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Fort Worth authorities are reportedly investigating after a video circulating on social media allegedly shows the arrest of a woman who initially called authorities to report that her son was assaulted by a man in the neighborhood.

Fort Worth police tweeted that the officer in the video has been placed on “restricted duty status,” as the investigation continues.

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According to CNN,the video starts with a man in uniform speaking to another man on a sidewalk in what appears to be a residential area. A person not named in the video is filming the entire encounter.

A woman later identified as Jacqueline Craig, according to CNN, can be seen in the video. She tells the police officer that the man grabbed her 7-year-old son after the child allegedly littered.

After telling the officer the situation, the man in uniform can be heard saying, “Well, why don’t you teach your son not to litter?”

Craig says, “He can’t prove to me that my son littered, but it doesn’t matter if he did or didn’t, it doesn’t give him the right to put his hands on him.”

And the officer replies, “Why not?”

CNN reports that eventually the situation escalates and leads to Craig arrested with a Taser gun pointed to her back. It is unclear whether or not the weapon was used.

The person behind the camera continues to tell the officer that the situation is being filmed and is live. Eventually, the video ends with Craig, another woman, who appeared to stand between Craig and the officer at one point, and the person behind the camera arrested.

According to CNN, the person behind the camera is Craig's daughter, Brea Hymond. It was later uploaded to Facebook by a relative, according to the family’s legal representation Jasmine Crockett.

The identity of the officer has not been revealed, according to CNN. Craig, 46, and Hymond, 19, were charged with resisting arrest, search or transport and interfering with public duties, Crocket said.

Crocket said the 15-year-old who was arrested, later identified as Craig’s daughter, was released to an older sister